Climate Change: Mitigate or Adapt?

Many of the causes of Climate Change are natural. Things we cannot reverse; things we haven't caused. Some of the other causes, are anthropogenic (human caused). There are a lot of things humans can do to reduce our "footprint", but there are somethings we cannot avoid. One of those unavoidable things is reducing our agriculture-related impacts on the planet.

This video is a TedTalk by Jonathan Foley, called "The Other Inconvenient Truth". Here he talks about how we, as humans, need to seriously change our farming techniques to farming for the planet, terraculture. He uses some really interesting computer models to depict his points, and I find this to be incredibly interesting. Somewhere around 13 minutes he starts a REALLY cool video with SUPER intense music. If you don't watch the whole thing, watch the last 4 minutes.

The IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) described some of the scary impacts that will happen with the rising temperature of the Earth.. and to be honest.. they're kind of terrifying. Read it.. Seriously take a look. If you don't read it.. at least skim it. Look at some of the things we're going to have to face in the future.

http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/publications_ipcc_fourth_assessment_report_synthesis_report.htm

How do we make changes to our behaviors.. when many of our behaviors are necessary? We COULD expand farm land... but we shouldn't. We COULD farm better.. but how many people are willing to cough up the cash to make the change? Maybe the better question is.. How much are we willing to put up with before we decide to make a change?

Let's be honest, society isn't making the best effort to make a change because most people refuse to believe something is happening.. but my fear.. my biggest fear.. is that by the time people are ready to admit what's happening.. our time will run out.